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| Research Title: |
Injury history as a risk factor for incident injury in youth soccer. |
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Conditioning
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| Keywords: |
Knee injury, Ankle injury, Lower limb injury, Previous injury, Soccer, Youth
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| Author(s): |
K L Kucera, S W Marshall, D T Kirkendall, P M Marchak, W E Garrett Jr |
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| Release Date: |
03 April 2006 |
| Research Summary/Text: |
Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide for adults and youth. Previous injury and inadequate rehabilitation have been shown to be the most important intrinsic predictors for subsequent injury. Lower limb, specifically the ankle and knee, are the body parts most often injured in youth soccer. Classic League soccer players in the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association playing at the level under 12 through to under 18 were recruited for this study. A total of 1483 soccer players completed a baseline questionnaire and were followed prospectively during 1997-2000 for incident injury.
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| Research Objectives: |
The primary purpose of the study was to examine self reported injury history as a risk factor for incident injury in a group of young soccer players participating in an American soccer league. A secondary purpose was to determine whether previous lower limb, ankle and knee injury influence reinjury rate at those body locations.
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| Research Outcomes: |
Players with one previous injury had a twofold greater risk of incident injury, and those with two or more previous injuries had a threefold greater risk of incident injury, compared with athletes with no previous injury.
The knee was nearly six times more at risk of injury where it had been previously injured compared to never injured, while the ankle was at a fourfold greater risk.
The injury rate was roughly the same for all positions and it tended to fall with increasing soccer and league experience. Increasing BMI was associated with increased injury rate however the increased risk of injury in this subgroup was unable to be determined because of its small size.
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| Research Implications: |
Previous injury status was a strong predictor of incident injury. In this study of youth soccer players almost 60% reported a previous history of injury.
Increasing years of soccer experience indicated a protective association in this study and may suggest a survival effect where uninjured players are more likely to continue playing soccer.
The importance of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of the original injury is reinforced by this study.
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